The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-06

were before him, and though the mate |
were the heavier of the two, the sec
ond, which he were put together with |
steel springs and twisted wire, had fist
ed into Carrick and hove him bodily
over the rail, round the top of the
house, down the deck, where he laid
for minnit half stunnid.
"Cap'n JADE got down there just as
Carrick had picked hisself up and col
Jared him, for he were a perfect mad
man when his temper slipped his holt
But Carrick, hisself, were blind with.
rage, and whether he mistook Cap'n
Jabe in the dark for the second mate,
or whether he didn't care who it were,.
he let the old man have a hot one,
knockin' him stiffer'n a stake.
"Well, there were a pretty kettle of
fish then and no mistake. Cap'n Jabe
laid like log after he was picked up
and carried to his berth, but breathin'
ike he were snorin', till Mr.. Clark, as
were handy at any thing, bled him,
takin' nigh a pint of blood from his
arm which a doctor said afterward was
all that saved his life.
"Next mornin' he opened his eyes,
but he couldn't speak nor didn't seem
to sense what was said to him. And
along about four bells in the afternoon
Miss Dolly come on deck lookin'
whiter'n the new main r'yal, but with
kind of set look on her hansum face
which meant biz'ness. The mate which
had took charge of the deck give her
good mornin' bold as brass, but she
sweep by him without so much as
look and asks Mr.. Clark to muster all
hands aft.
at wasn't long before all hans
ceptin' Riley to the wheel was standin'
round the capstern on the main deck.
Miss Dolly steps to the break of the
quarter and then she told us as nigh as
she could make out Capn Jabe had a
sort of shock and were we willin' to
stand by her and obey her orders
same's though they was Cap'n Bakers
till he were able to get on deck again.
Them that were please step over to
wind ard
Before she'd fairly done speakin'
every man back of us were acrost the
deck. Partly by reason of a sailor
allus bein' ready for to help female
in distress, and part from KNOWN she
were compliant to run the ship, spec
tally through bein' backed up by ten
A BIS with willin' ARTS and strong
lands She thanks us pritty, and then all
to once turns sharp and quick on the
mate which were fggettin' round the
quarter waitin' to put word in.
~Ow, she says, in voice froze
like a Attic icicle-''you, are disratedl
Move your chest and bedding at once
into the forecastle! Mr. Clark to
the secon' mate, which was lookin'
nigh as much struck aback as Carrick
and for that matter the rest of US
"you are now the Boswel's first of
ficer, while goa, Mr.. Hale"-speakin'
sudden to me standin' with my ship.
mates-'will fill Mr.. Clark place, ant
! hold myself responsible for all these
changes"
at were a uncommon thing to dc
so, but somehow nobody-not ever
the mate seemed to make any
question. Lucky we didn't-if Mis-.
Dolly'd so much as raised her fingei
we'd give him n sea toss on the minnit
But there were q devil in his eye a.
big as the ships log, when he took hi
chist and beddin' forard, where ht
we hazed and chaffed uncommon b,
all hans being no favorite with IN,
one. Mr. Clark weren't inclined t,
favor him none too much as a matte
of course, and you can imagine how
Carick must a felt to'ards him.
1--WE struck the wust kind of weathe
most ever l see, to the BASTARD of TIN
Banks. Cap'n Jabe KEEP along jcs
about so, breathin', sleepin' and bein
fed and tended like a baby by the sto
ard, with Miss Dolly in and out of tn
state-room twenty times n day, yet al
lcrs to the fore on deck in all kinds O
weather. wrapped from head to foot Il
Cap'n Jabe's long ileskin coat, with
nobby little fur cap on her head.
were a bitter cold Sunday night, blow
in a livin' gale o. wind and the ship
head reachin' under lower topsel'
some'eres nigh the chops of the Chan
mel a hopin' by daybreak we'd sight
Channel pilot"
"Carrick were to the wheel, whic
only needed shifting now and ther
Cap'n Dolly had gone into the cabin
minmt to study the chart. Mr.. Clar
were waitin' for her to come up beGor
goin' below, whilst | was forced
make sure the sidelights was burniI
clear-the ship bein' then right in I'll
track of vessels and steamers.
at were Cap'n Dolly herself, {
wos pood anOuuh Tn fell me what hal